Free Write: Yop!

I was asked recently to publically exclaim my political views. I will admit that I took the easy way out saying something very general and obvious.  When I got chance to reflect on this later, I was fairly disappointed with myself and I did some work trying to figure out why I shied away from this opportunity.  Firstly, it is the Holiday season, which always primes me to bit my tongue. Also, I will avoid making another person feel uncomfortable at all costs. I have not figured out yet if this is because I am too nice (a thought I am suspicious of) or if I am too scared. Either way, I have chosen to try to make a career with my voice, and it seems that the time for neutrality has ended. As was pointed out to me recently, everything is political—even remaining silent.  If I must be political, I would prefer to be articulate and honest.  This, for me, will have to start small, and I will have to spend some time really considering what I believe and what I find to be reasonable.  At this time, I have very little to say (another thing I realized when I was asked to voice my opinion) because I have remained intentionally ignorant to avoid conflict—it was easier to say, “I don’t know enough about it.” So this is the official beginning to me trying to become someone with something to say.